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FRESNO STAYS ALIVE WITH 3-2 WIN OVER MODESTO

Modesto @ Fresno Gm 4

The Fresno Grizzlies need a clean sweep over the weekend to qualify for the California League playoffs and step one of the three-part plan went well on Friday night. Aidan Longwell doubled in a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and the Grizzlies finished it off for a 3-2 win over Modesto. The Nuts saw their 16-game winning streak end and their North division lead cut to two games with two to play.

Facing elimination, the Grizzlies struck first on an RBI single by Jake Snider in the second inning. Snider drew a bases-loaded walk in the third to put Fresno up 2-0.

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GRIZZLIES RIDE 6-RUN INNING TO SERIES WIN

Fresno @ Lake Elsinore GM 3

The Fresno Grizzlies batted around for six runs in the fifth inning and Gabriel Barbosa threw five strong innings in an 8-4 win over Lake Elsinore on Sunday. The Grizzlies (15-3) took two of three in the short series and hold an eight-game lead in the North division.

The teams traded single runs before the six-run outburst in the fifth. Skyler Messinger doubled in two runs to break the 1-1 tie and Jake Snider knocked a bases-loaded triple to give Fresno some breathing room.

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